MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key 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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