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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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