MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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