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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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