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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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