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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|