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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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