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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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