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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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