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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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