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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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