MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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