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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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