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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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