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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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