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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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