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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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