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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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