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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|