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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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