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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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