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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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