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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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