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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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