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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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