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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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