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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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