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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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