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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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