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
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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