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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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