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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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