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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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