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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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