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
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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