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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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