MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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