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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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