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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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