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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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