MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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