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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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