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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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