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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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