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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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