MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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