MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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