MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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