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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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