MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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