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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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