MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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