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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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