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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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