MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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