MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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