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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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