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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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