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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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