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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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