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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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