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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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