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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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