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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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