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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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