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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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