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
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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