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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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