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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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