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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major 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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