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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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