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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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