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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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