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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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