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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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