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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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