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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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