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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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