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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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