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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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