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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|