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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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