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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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