MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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