MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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