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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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