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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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