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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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