MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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