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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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