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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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