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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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