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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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