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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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