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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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