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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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