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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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