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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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