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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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