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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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