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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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