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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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