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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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