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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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