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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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