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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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