MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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