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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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