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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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