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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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