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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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