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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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