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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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