MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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