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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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