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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively 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 massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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