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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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