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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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