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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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