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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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