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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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