MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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