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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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