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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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