MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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