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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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