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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important 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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