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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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