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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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