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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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