MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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