MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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