MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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