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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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