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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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