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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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