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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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