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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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