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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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