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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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