MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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