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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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