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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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