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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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