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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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