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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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