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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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