MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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