MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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