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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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