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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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