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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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