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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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