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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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