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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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