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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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