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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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