MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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