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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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