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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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