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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|