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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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