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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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