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
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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