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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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