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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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