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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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