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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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