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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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