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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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