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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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