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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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