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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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