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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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