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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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