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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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