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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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