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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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