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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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