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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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