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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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