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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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