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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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