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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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