MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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