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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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