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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|