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.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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