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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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