MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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