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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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