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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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