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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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