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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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