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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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