MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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