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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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