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.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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