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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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