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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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