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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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