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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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