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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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