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
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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