MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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