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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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