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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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