MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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