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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major 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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