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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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