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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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