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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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