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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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