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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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