MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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