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
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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