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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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