MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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