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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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