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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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