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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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