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
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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