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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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