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 is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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