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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|