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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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