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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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