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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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