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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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