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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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