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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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