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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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