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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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