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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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