MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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