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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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