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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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