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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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