MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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