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
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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