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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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