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 is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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