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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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