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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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