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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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