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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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