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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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