MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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