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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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