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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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