MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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