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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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