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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|