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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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