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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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