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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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