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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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