MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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