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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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