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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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