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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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