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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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