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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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