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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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