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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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