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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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