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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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