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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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