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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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