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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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