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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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