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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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