MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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