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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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