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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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