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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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