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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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