MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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