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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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