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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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