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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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