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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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