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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
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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