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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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