MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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