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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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