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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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