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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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