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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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