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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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