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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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