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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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