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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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