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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major 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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