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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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