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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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