MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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