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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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