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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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