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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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