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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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