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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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