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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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