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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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