MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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