MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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