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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers 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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