MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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