MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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