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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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