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
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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