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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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