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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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