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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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