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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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