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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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