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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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