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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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