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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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