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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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