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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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