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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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