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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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