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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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