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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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