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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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