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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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