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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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