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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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