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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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