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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key 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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