MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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