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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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