MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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