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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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