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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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