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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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