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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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