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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines 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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