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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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