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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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