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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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