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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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