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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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