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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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