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
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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