MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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