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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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