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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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