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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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