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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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