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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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