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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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