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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines 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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