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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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