MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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