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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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