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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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