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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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