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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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