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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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