MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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