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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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