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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|