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
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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