MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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