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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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