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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key 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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