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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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