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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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