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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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