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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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