MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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