MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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