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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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