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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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