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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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