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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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