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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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