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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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