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
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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