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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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