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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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