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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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