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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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