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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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