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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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