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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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