MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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