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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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