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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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