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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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