MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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