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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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