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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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