MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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