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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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