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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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