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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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