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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
