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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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