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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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