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 is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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