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
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important 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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