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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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