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
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|