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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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