MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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