MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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