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
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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