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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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