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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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