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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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