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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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