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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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