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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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