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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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