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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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