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
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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