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
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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