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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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