MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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