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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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