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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key 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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