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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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