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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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