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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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