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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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