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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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