MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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