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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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