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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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