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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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