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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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