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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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