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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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