MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines 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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