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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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