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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key 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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