MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
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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