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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important 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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