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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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