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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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