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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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