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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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