MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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