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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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