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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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