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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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