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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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