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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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