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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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