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
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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