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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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