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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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