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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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