MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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