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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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