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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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