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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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