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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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