MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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