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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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