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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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