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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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