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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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