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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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