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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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