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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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