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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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