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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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