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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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