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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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