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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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