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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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