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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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