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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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