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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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