MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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