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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|