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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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