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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
