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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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