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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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