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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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