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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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