MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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