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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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