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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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