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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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