MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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