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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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