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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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