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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also investigates 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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