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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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