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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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