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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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