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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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