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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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