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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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