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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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