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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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