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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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