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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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