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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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