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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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