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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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