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
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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