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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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