MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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