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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important 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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