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 is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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